Ferry to SF

Why are kids so fascinated with public transportation? People have often suggested we take the ferry to the City, we finally had an opportunity to do it. Ale and Paola arrived in CA and since we had to meet them in the city, this was a good way to do it. We took the ferry there and they joined us on the way back. The Alameda stop, has loads of parking but is incredibly hard to find. Good thing we had the GPS! Checking out the view.
I LOVE the Penny Arcade, they moved it out of the bottom of where the natatorium used to be...we found it on next to Pier 41! Hooray!
Typical Italian tourists...ha ha just kidding its Ale and Paola.
Paola.
Q' at the Ps.

Silly Faces

Ceramics was cancelled today, but we went to the Crane's anyways. The kids had a good time playing together. We tried to take a normal picture with everyone sitting on the stairs, but of course Sophia wouldt cooperate, so we just rolled with the punches!

Emil Villa's

Apparently its still around. Mom got home from her ww rafting trip today and we went to go pick her up (and present her with her new gps that we've been playing with), on the way home we stopped by for some good ol fashioned BBQ, it was finger licking good!

Mom back from white water rafting, grubbin on some babyback ribs
first time real Q for Max
dad chowin down.

Fremont Art and Wine Fest

or whatever the heck it's called...Mich and Matt came over and we went to the Fremont Street Fair, it was HOT and CRoWded! Cheers. Cin Cin!
Bubbles!

Aquarium

Max had to work this wknd, so we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today. It was really busy for a monday!!! Matt came and met us after swim practice and off we went trying out mom's gps.

"look at all those people inside that 'terrarium, i wonder what they're lookin at?" fishin with uncle matt
jellyfish
P. Sherman, 42 wallaby way, We finally found NEMO!!!!
the penguins and us

Ardenwood Farms

This year Max got to come and visit the farm. We went after swim lessons and lunch, so we got there a little late and didnt have time to do everything, like ride on the train, but we still got to: see the stinky pigs (i was downwind taking the foto, PU!),
wash clothes the old fashion way,
get up close and personal with the goat,
feed the sheep,
watch a black smith
and bring home a horseshoe for nonna and nonno.

Super Franks part II

Well one of the parents at the pool suggested that Max might like the Costco in Livermore...yeah I know, but he's been there/done that for the Golden Gate, Napa, Alcatraz, etc. His thing is Costco, Fry's and Target in more or less that order (altho I've noticed that we've hit Macy's at least once on his last 3 trips out hereWell one of the parents at the pool suggested that Max might like the Costco in Livermore...yeah I know, but he's been there/done that for the Golden Gate, Napa, Alcatraz, etc. His thing is Costco, Fry's and Target in more or less that order (altho I've noticed that we've hit Macy's at least once on his last 3 trips out here). But I digress, anyhoo the Costco in Livermore is much nicer than the ones over here, Joe was right. But pizza, hot dogs etc are the same. Holly let us in on her card and we did a little bit of shopping, a very little because Sophia had a tantrum (i could hear her all the way in the back back of the store). And after we hung out at aunt holly's with the kids for a little while and then it was over to Super Franks to meet Alana's Gang.

Skeeball to earn 30 tickets to get a very small plastic dinosaur (which we will im sure lose).
I dont know what Chandler is eating, but he sure makes it look good!